Primitive physic: or, An easy and natural method of curing most diseases / by John Wesley.

  • Wesley, John, 1703-1791.
Date:
1791
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Credit: Primitive physic: or, An easy and natural method of curing most diseases / by John Wesley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    *5- 0r> an equal quantity of floap and brown flugar well mixt : 86. Or, a plaifter of honey and wheat flower : 87. Or, of Jigs; 88. Or, a little flaffron in a white bread poultice, —.’Tis proper to purge alfo. 19. Hard, Brea [Is. tg. Apply turnips roafled till foft, then mafhed and mixed with a little oil of rofles. Change this twice a day, keeping the bread very warm with flannel. % 20. Sore Breajls and Swelled. o. Eoil a handful of camomile and as much mal- lows in milk and water. Foment with it be- tween two flannels as hot as can be borne every twelve hours. It alfo dilfolves any knot or fwelling in any part. 21. A Bruife. *91. Immediately apply treacle fpread on brown- paper : Tried. 92! Or, apply a plaifter of choptparfley mixt with butter: *93. Or, eleSlrify the part. This is the quickeft cure of all. 22. To prevent Swelling from a Bruife. 94. Immediately apply a cloth, five or fix times doubled, dipt in cold water, and new dipt when it grows warm : Tried. 23. To cure a Swelling from a Bruife. 95. Foment it half an hour, morning and evening with cloths dipped in water as hot as you can bear. 24. 4